The July Cattle on Feed (COF) report showed feedlot inventories continuing to decrease. Feedlot placements in June were down 7.9 percent year over year, more than expected. June feedlot marketings …
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Trump Administration Withdraws Harmful Speed Limiter Rule
by Colter BrownThe Department of Transportation has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have mandated speed limiters on commercial motor vehicles, like semis and eighteen-wheelers, that are used for interstate commerce. The …
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Glacier County Veterinarian Barr Gustafson Assumes MVMA Presidency
by Colter BrownGlacier County veterinarian Dr. Barr Gustafson was recently named president of the Montana Veterinary Medical Association for the 2025-2026 term. Dr. Gustafson succeeds Linda Kauffman, DVM, of Stevensville, who will …
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President Trump Opens Australian Market to U.S. Beef
by Colter BrownU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins issued a statement congratulating President Donald J. Trump on the major trade breakthrough that gives greater access to U.S. beef producers selling to …
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Mountain West Grazing Connection Revitalizes and Expands Hay Hotline
by Colter BrownIn the past, the Montana Disaster Emergency Services office maintained a website dedicated to connecting ranchers with critical resources like hay, trucking, and emergency supplies during times of fire or …
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While the expansion of gray wolf populations is often hailed as a conservation success, the consequences for ranching families can be gruesome, costly and complex – threatening the safety of …
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Secretary Rollins Announces New Plan to Bolster Meat and Poultry Safety
by Colton YoungU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the opening of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory, launched a comprehensive plan to bolster …
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New Film Highlights Challenges Faced by Montana Ranching Families
by Colter Brown“What if the last generation of American ranchers walked off the land?” That’s the tag line of a new documentary called “The Real Yellowstone”. It’s not about John Dutton and …
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Montana Wolf Population Holding Relatively Stable, FWP Proposes Increase in Harvest Quota
by Colter BrownThe wolf population has remained relatively stable in the past few years with only slight declines in the statewide population estimates, according to the 2024 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks …
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Secretary Rollins Shuts Down Mexican Border to Livestock Imports Again due to Further Spread of New World Screwworm
by Colter BrownMexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 …
